Unraveling the importance of the quantity and the quality of workers' motivation for well-being: A person-centered perspective

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Van den Broeck, Anja ^a,b   Lens, Willy ^b,c   De Witte, Hans ^b,d   Van Coillie, Hermina ^e  

^a Human Relations Research Group   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e HR Research and Measurement Securex   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Motivation; Optimal functioning; Quality; Quantity; Self determination theory; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873569344     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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